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FLORIDADEPARTMENT
of STATE
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Secretary of State Ken DetznerMaria Matthews, Esq., Division of ElectionsKatrina Ferguson, State-designated NVRA CoordinatorJune 2018
Voter Registration Training Overview for Offices
Issuing Driver Licenses (Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Tax Collectors’ Offices)
Table of ContentsSection One: Voter Registration History
Section Two: General Responsibilities
Section Three: Electronic Application Intake System
Section Four: Processing Paper Applications
Section Five: Non-Compliance
Section Six: Key Dates and Contact Information
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Voter Registration HistorySECTION ONE
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National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)(52 U.S.C. § 20501 - 52 U.S.C. § 20511)
Enacted in 1993:
o State law version enacted in 1995 (Chapter 94-224, Laws of Florida; §. 97.057, Fla. Stat.)
Introduced national procedures for voter registration including:
o Allowed voters to register to vote at the same time as receiving driver license services (known as “Motor-Voter” part of the law)
o Designated governmental or public offices/agencies to offer voter registration opportunities (VRAs)
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Help America Vote Act (HAVA)(52 U.S.C. § 20901- 21145)
Enacted in 2002:
o Replaced outdated voting machines
o Introduced provisional ballot voting
o Required states to create statewide voter registration systems
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Motor-Voter is a Partnership
• Florida Voter Registration System (FVRS)
Department of State
• Frontline staff for electronic intake on voter registration
County Tax Collector Office/DHSMV examiner office
• Driver license database
• Daily transfer of electronic voter registration information to FVRS
Department of Highway Safety &
Motor Vehicles
• Sole authority to register and remove voters
County Supervisor of Elections
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Role of DHSMV & Tax Collectors’ Offices
Before 2010:
o Driver licensing/examiner offices serve as front office for driver license/ID cards and tags
o Responsible for implementing “Motor Voter” part of NVRA
2010 - present:
o County tax collectors’ offices serve as primary front office for driver license/ID cards and tags
o Shift of frontline responsibility to apply “Motor Voter”
o Few DHSMV offices remain
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Motor-Voter Importance
Year DHSMV All Apps Percent
1995 703,111 1,353,403 52%
1996 645,905 1,794,749 36%
1997 543,969 973,797 56%
1998 555,051 1,143,802 49%
1999 533,673 1,028,636 52%
2000 614,272 1,797,672 34%
2001 668,338 1,131,341 59%
2002 724,275 1,517,693 48%
2003 776,229 1,367,914 57%
2004 844,622 2,844,444 30%
2005 705,728 1,005,338 70%
2006 424,865 650,742 65%
2007 355,924 566,512 63%
2008 352,156 922,666 38%
2009 295,476 333,368 89%
2010 271,167 472,023 58%
2011 333,354 488,596 68%
2012 382,556 979,776 39%
2013 380,537 496,882 77%
2014 407,873 604,148 68%
2015 442,701 616,714 72%
2016 454,053 1,070,575 42%
2017 413,882 510,410 81%
DHSMV and Tax Collectors are critical parts of voter registration process
23 years of activity
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General ResponsibilitiesSECTION TWO
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What is Required?
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• Applies or renews driver license /state ID card
• Changes his or her residential addressEach time someone
• About registering to vote or update
• At minimum, change of address made to driver license will apply for registration
Ask customer
• Info will be sent to Supervisor of Elections
• Only certain information kept confidential which can only be used for voter registration
Inform customer
• Online (DHSMV’s GoRenew) and mail out driver license renewals must incorporate voter registration form
Additional duties
Undue Voter Influence§ 97.058 (8), F.S.
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Do not say or do anything that discourages someone from registering to vote
Do not reveal any person’s registration information for any purpose other than administration of voter registration
Do not influence or try to influence someone to pick a particular political party
Do not display any political party affiliation or party allegiance
Special Class of
Applicants
Pre-registrants
Victims of domestic violence and stalking
High-risk professionals
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Special Class of Applicants:Pre-registrants (§ 97.041(1)(b), F.S)
16 and 17 year olds can pre-register:
o Cannot vote until he or she turns 18 by that election
o Pre-registrant status converts automatically in system on person’s 18th birthday or by registration deadline (bookclosing) of the election in which he or she will turn 18
Statutory right belongs solely to the pre-registrant:
o Parental or guardian approval is not required
o No parent or guardian can sign for the pre-registrant
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Special Class of Applicants:Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Self-identifies as Florida Attorney General’s Address Confidentiality
Program (ACP) participant and/or
Provides 723 Truman Avenue, Tallahassee address which is an ACP protected general address or PO Box 6298, 7327, or 7297, Tallahassee as mailing address
Listed in DAVID as address confidential program participant
Do not intake voter registration
o Special law and process apply for participants (§§ 741.401-.465, F.S.)
o Refer the customer to county SOE for further information and assistance in registering or updating registration record
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Special Class of Applicants: High Risk Professionals (§ 119.071, F.S)
Who are they? Law enforcement, correction officers, judges, quasi‐judicial officers, state and U.S. attorneys, guardians ad litem, child abuse investigators, firefighters, human resource personnel, and others and includes spouses and children, etc.
What information is protected?
o Personal identification/location information (address, birthdate, phone number)
o Spouses’ and children’s names
o Duty to redact protected information from public access
Customer must still provide true address for proper assignment of precinct and ballot
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Special Class of Applicants: High Risk Professionals (cont’d)(§ 119.071, F.S)
When does protection apply?
o After written request submitted
o In each agency holding the information in its records
o Applies retroactively
o Department of State Form DOS-119 available on website: dos.myflorida.com/media/696331/dos119-public-records-exemption-form.pdf
How will it be done?
o For voter registration records, a “protected flag” is placed on the record in the statewide and local voter registration system
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Electronic Application Intake SystemSECTION THREE
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Overview – In-office Intake
Florida Driver License Issuance System (FDLIS):
o Designed and maintained by DHSMV
o Simultaneous driver license/ID card - voter registration electronic intake process since 2006
Offices have no direct or real-time access to voter
registration database
Batch information uploaded nightly to Department of State
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Applicant Choice –
To be or not to be a voter?
Right to register or update registrationo Proceed with electronic intake of voter’s
information
o Presumptive that the customer agrees to submit information for voter registration purposes
Right to refuse before or during
registration process:
o Verbally opts-out
o Refuses to provide signature affirming oath
Action: Stop intake and record declination
Retain record for two (2) years
Records kept by DHSMV, not the tax collectors’ offices
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New Voter or Registered VoterHow do you know?
“You don’t know”
Process customer based on what customer says:
o Not Registered New registration
o Registered Update to registration
Voter registration status and information do not transfer from state to state
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Electronic Intake –
Name and DOB
Enter name and date of birth in proper order:o First, Middle, Last (Enter name on legal
documentation such as passport, birth certificate, etc.)
o Date of Birth (Enter in order of MM/DD/YYYY –month, day, year)
Consequences of data input errors:
o Wrong date of birth or misspelling could create a duplicate registration record
o Misspelling could cause someone to have to vote a provisional ballot because no record found:
Hernandes, Kathy versus Hernandez, Cathy
Date of birth: 7/17/1938 versus 7/17/1983
Suffix in last name field23
Data entry errorsuffix in last name field
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Jarvis Jr.
Electronic Intake –
Address Validation
Address entered twice:
o Driver license portion: Entered as single string
o Voter registration portion: Entered in segments – manually parsed
Street validation program:
o Valid Street Address Master Index – Supervisors of Elections compile
o DO NOT OVERRIDE invalid address until:
Review of customer’s document with proof of residential address
Check for inverted, abbreviated, transposed or omitted letters, numbers, and street suffixes (e.g., Twenty Second versus 22nd or 22 or Tennessee versus Tenn)
Ask customer
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Electronic Intake – Address Details Residential Address:
o Physical presence at address person intends to be residenceo P.O. Box or business address should not be used as residential
address
Special Cases of Residency:o Mobile Home, Houseboat, or Recreational Motor Home:
Address is where a person docks his/her residential riverboat or houseboat or motor home and/or receives mail regularly
o Homeless:
The address of the place where the person regularly receives mail General delivery address at a post office Church address that agrees to accept mail on the person’s behalf Address of a shelter that the person frequents
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Electronic Intake –Driver License Address Screen
Single Address String Entry
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Electronic Intake –Voter Registration Address Screen
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Manual parsing entry into each separate field
Motor Voter AddressDrop Down Box
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Pre-Direction
Street Type
Unit Type
Why Are Optional Fields Important?
Political party selection – Determines eligibility to vote in primary election
Former name - Reduces the creation of duplicate records
Former out-of-state address - Helps notify other states to cancel now-outdated registration of a new Florida voter
Request for assistance at polls - Enables a voter to get help at the polls without having to re-execute an oath for help
Contact information - Provides a means to reach the voter about his or her registration or ballot
Want to be a poll worker – Provides Supervisors with pool of potential temp staff for election cycles
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Electronic Intake –
Political Party
Voter’s options:
o Two major parties:
Florida Democratic Party Republican Party of Florida
o Seven minor parties
o No party affiliation
List of registered political parties:
o Built into system’s pull down menu (next slide)
o Division of Elections’ website: dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-
committees/political-parties/
Current voter requests party change:
o “SELECT VOTER PARTY” button
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Menu Screen for Political Party Change
Party Selection Party Listing
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Electronic Intake –
Signature
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Signature image captured at front end
of process
IMPORTANT: Electronic DL/ID card
signature = voter registration signature
Signature on voter record used to verify
signature on:
o Vote-by-mail ballot (VMB) o Provisional ballot o Petition for candidate qualifyingo Petition to remove municipal or
charter county officero Citizen initiative petition for
constitutional amendment or public measure
Signature Image Examples
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Cut off Blurry
Incomplete pen strokes
Complete and clear
If signature is not complete and clear, have them re-sign
Signature Image Examples (cont’d)
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Signature image clipped
Signature changes over time
Warning: Voided Voter Applications
Voiding, cancelling, or interrupting a DL/ID card transaction does the same to the voter registration information
You must re-enter voter registration when you re-enter DL/ID card information
Failure to re-enter voter registration means no voter registration information is captured or transmitted
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Electronic Intake – Wrap-up
Print out inputted voter application information for applicant:
o Applicant keeps print-out as receipt (see next slide)
Allow person time to review and verify data entered
Accept electronic intake only after person verifies data entered
Tell the person to contact Supervisor of Elections within two (2) weeks if voter registration card not received
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Voter Registration Receipt
The customer can opt to receive an email confirmation of the voter registration form which will be sent in a PDF format.
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Processing Paper ApplicationsSECTION FOUR
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Types of Voter ApplicationForms
All should be accepted
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National Mail-In Application
Federal Post Card Application
Statewide Voter Registration Application
Processing Paper Applications
If received by mail:
o Keep postmarked envelope with application (even if postmark is unclear or there is no postmark)
If received in-person:
o Stamp date of receipt on application o Review application required & optional fields
before the person leaves
Transmit paper application to local county SOE office within 5 calendar days
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Importance of Postmarkand Date Stamp For mailed applications:
o Date of postmark will become voter’s registration date
o If no postmark or postmark is unclear, date application
received will become voter’s registration date (except
if received within 5 days of registration deadline, the
deadline becomes the voter’s registration date)
For in person delivered applications, date of receipt will
become voter’s registration date
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Keep Blank Paper Voter Registration Applications Available
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Keep stocked
• In plain view - easily accessible (office entrance way and work station)
• English and Spanish versions• For pick-up and take out and/or fill-in and drop
off• As back-up in case electronic intake system is
down
Assistance
• Provide same level of help as you would for electronic intake process
• Remind person to review (especially required fields) and sign application
How to Obtain Blank Paper Voter Registration Applications
Download/print from Division of Elections’ website and copy them at your office - Statewide Form (English/Spanish)
Order forms from the Division of Elections:
o Include:
Name of the person receiving the shipment
Mailing address (cannot be a post office box)
Contact telephone number
Number of English and Spanish applications needed
Obtain forms from local County Supervisor of Elections Office
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Non-ComplianceSECTION FIVE
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Non-Compliance with NVRA -Action Who:
o Any person who alleges violation of voter registration or removal process under NVRA or Florida Election Code can file a complaint against DOS, SOE, DHSMV / Tax Collector, or a Voter Registration Agency
How:
o NVRA complaint filed with the Department of State:
dos.myflorida.com/elections/forms-publications/forms/complaint-forms/
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Non-Compliance with NVRA - Remedy
Award of attorney fees and other sanctions
Declaratory and injunctive relief by U.S. Attorney General/Department of Justice
Criminal penalty for knowing and willful violations
Maximum 5-year prison for intentional threats, intimidation, or undue influence as to a person’s ability to register or to vote, or for fraud in voter registration application process
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Key Datesand Contact Information SECTION SIX
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Important Dates - 2018 Election Cycle
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Voter Registration Deadlines (29 days before election)
• Primary Election: July 30, 2018
• General Election: October 9, 2018
Election Dates
• Primary Election: August 28, 2018
• General Election: November 6, 2018
Check with your County SOE for dates regarding local and municipal elections – year round
Online Voter Registration System
To submit electronically an online application with a confirmation receipt, or
To print a statewide voter registration application with inputted voter registration information for signature and delivery to the Supervisor of Elections
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Contact Information
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• Katrina Ferguson, State-designated NVRA Coordinator
• 850-245-6237
Division of Elections
• Motorist Services Support
• Sharon Watson, Program Manager
• 850-617-2904
DHSMV
• Supervisor of Elections
• Contact information online at Division of Elections’ website
• dos.myflorida.com/elections/contacts/supervisor-of-elections
Local County SOE
For more information, visit us online at:dos.myflorida.com/elections/
FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT
of STATE
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